Route For A Door Hinge
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Route for a door hinge. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. Support the door on edge between a pair of sawhorses with the hinge side facing up. Hold the hinge down firmly and trace its three sided outline into the wood with your utility knife.
Set the routing bit to cut a depth of 1 8 inch. Has a shallow cutting depth and center meeting blade. Free shipping by amazon. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut.
Measure from the top of the door to the top of the upper hinge and from the bottom of the door to the bottom of. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. You can use this bit with or without a router. If you have trouble getting the right curve or turn for corners don t worry.
Use a utility knife to trace the outline in the wood. Get it as soon as wed sep 23. Porter cable door hinge template 59370 4 4 out of 5 stars 808. A perfect router bit for routing door hinge mortises uses a hinge template.
Take a hinge and put it on the spine of the door and make sure that it is in line with the pencil line. Amazon s choice for door hinge router. Place one of the hinges on the door s spine so that its top end is in line with the pencil line. Prepare the wood for routing.
More buying choices 27 99 8 new offers ryobi a99ht3 door hinge installation kit mortiser template. Place the router on the edge of the door and carefully route out each of the hinge depressions you made. You can easily touch these up with a utility knife. Any more than 5 doors i bring out the hinge jig similar to what has been described by holzhacker only mine is aluminium.
Get it as soon as thu oct 1. Yonico 14176q template trim hinges mortising router bit has a inch cutter diameter with a inch cutting depth. When hanging less then 5 doors i use the makita trim router free hand i trim to within 1mm of the pencil line and finish the rest with a freshly sharpened chisel. Find out how to use a template a.
The hinge should rest folded over the edge of the door that will serve as an axis for opening. Free shipping by amazon. With the help of a tape measure the distance from the bottom to the top of the door and then mark it with a pencil. Amazon s choice for door hinge router jig.